to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
war; fighting; fierce competition
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
several years; a few years
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
such; this sort of; like this
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
export; exportation; efferent
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
import; importation; introduction; afferent
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
blow; shock; strike; batting
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
going through; going via; going by way of
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
solution; solution strategy
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
port city; harbor city; harbour city
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
third day of the month; three days
contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly